Revelation 21:9
in Revelation 21Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.
KJV
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
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This verse in Revelation 21
Commentary
12 notes on this verseThat Christ is the Bridegroom, having the Church as His bride, from which spiritual children were to be born. In Joel: "Blow with the trumpet in Sion; sanctify a fast, and call a healing; assemble the people, sanctify the Church, gather the elders, collect the little ones that suck the breast; let the Bridegroom go forth of His chamber, and the bride out of her closet."
This site's exposition
the wife of the Lamb
on Revelation 21:9-10
An angel of the seven bowls, like the one who showed John the prostitute at 17:1, says: Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. He carries John to a mountain great and high, as at Ezekiel 40:2, and shows the bride as a city.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
And one of the seven angels came and said to me, who were these seven about which much was spoken in the earlier ones (Rev. 15-17): Come, he says, I will show you the bride of the Lamb. He wishes to show "the church of …
The Medieval Church4 voices
THERE FOLLOWS: Come; I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. ANSWER: By the bride and wife he means the Church, which, while remaining unstained, is always engendering spiritual children to God; or he may also call it so because it is …
Then one of the seven angels came, etc. The same preachers who inflict the universal plague upon the wicked also reveal the future joys of the Church.
Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb. He calls the Church both the bride and the wife, which, remaining immaculate, always generates spiritual children for God. Or because now betrothed to God, she will then be led to immortal nuptials.
Through this passage it is shown that the angels not only induce the worst plagues but also act as physicians, at one time cutting and at another time applying healing medications. For he who once brought on a plague to those who deserved it, now …
5 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And there came unto me one of the seven angels,.... Either the first of them, as one of the four beasts is the first of them, Rev 6:1 or it may be the last, and very likely the same as in Rev 17:1 which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues; that is, the wrath of God poured out by them on the antichristian party; see Rev 15:1. And talked with me, saying, come hither; see Rev 17:1. I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven phials - Whereby room had been made for the kingdom of God. Saying, Come, I will show thee the bride - The same angel had before showed him Babylon, chap. xvii, 1, which is directly opposed to the new Jerusalem.
God has a variety of work and employment for his holy angels. Sometimes they are to sound the trumpet of divine Providence, and give fair warning to a careless world; sometimes they are to pour out the vials of God's anger upon impenitent sinners; and sometimes to discover things of a heavenly nature to those that are the heirs of salvation.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And there came unto me one of the seven angels ... - See the notes on Rev 16:6-7. Why one of these angels was employed to make this communication is not stated. It may be that as they had been engaged in bringing destruction on the enemies of the church, and securing its final triumph, there was a propriety that that triumph should be announced by one of their number. And talked with me - That is, in regard to what he was about to show me.
The bride, the Lamb’s wife - The pure and holy Christian Church.
The words behind it
33 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἦλθεν | elthen | came | G2064 → | 628 times |
| εἷς | heis | one | G1520 → | 343 times |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| ἀγγέλων | angelon | angels | G32 → | 175 times |
| τῶν | ton | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐχόντων | echonton | are having | G2192 → | 707 times |
| τὰς | tas | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| φιάλας | phialas | bowls | G5357 → | 12 times |
| τῶν | ton | which | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γεμόντων | gemonton | are being full | G1073 → | 11 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| πληγῶν | plegon | plagues | G4127 → | 22 times |
| τῶν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐσχάτων | eschaton | last | G2078 → | 52 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐλάλησεν | elalesen | spoke | G2980 → | 294 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | me | G1473 → | 839 times |
| λέγων· | legon | saying; | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| δεῦρο, | deuro | Come here, | G1204 → | |
| δείξω | deixo | I will show | G1166 → | 33 times |
| σοι | soi | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| νύμφην | numphen | bride | G3565 → | 8 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γυναῖκα | gunaika | wife | G1135 → | 211 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀρνίου. | arniou | Lamb. | G721 → | 30 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἦλθενcame
elthenG2064 →628 times
εἷςone
heisG1520 →343 times
ἐκof
ekG1537 →911 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
ἀγγέλωνangels
angelonG32 →175 times
τῶνwho
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἐχόντωνare having
echontonG2192 →707 times
τὰςthe
tasG3588 →19766 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
φιάλαςbowls
phialasG5357 →12 times
τῶνwhich
tonG3588 →19766 times
γεμόντωνare being full
gemontonG1073 →11 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
πληγῶνplagues
plegonG4127 →22 times
τῶν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἐσχάτωνlast
eschatonG2078 →52 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐλάλησενspoke
elalesenG2980 →294 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
ἐμοῦme
emouG1473 →839 times
λέγων·saying;
legonG3004 →1325 times
δεῦρο,Come here,
deuroG1204 →
δείξωI will show
deixoG1166 →33 times
σοιyou
soiG4771 →2973 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
νύμφηνbride
numphenG3565 →8 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
γυναῖκαwife
gunaikaG1135 →211 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
ἀρνίου.Lamb.
arniouG721 →30 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
it leads to
- Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Revelation 19:9
Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
- Matthew 22:2
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
- Ephesians 5:32
This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
- Revelation 21:2
Through
Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
it leads to
- Hebrews 11:10
For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
- Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the…
- Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
- Hebrews 11:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MANUAL ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 21:9; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Cyprian, Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.